“Canada’s Parks Day is an annual event where thousands of people participate in fun, educational, family-oriented events in parks and Historic Sites across the country. Many activities highlight the important role that parks play in maintaining healthy and resilient ecosystems, protecting critical habitat for species-at-risk and contributing to human health and well-being.”

In 2013, Parks Canada and Google collaborated to document many of Canada’s most iconic national heritage places through the unique panoramic lens of Google Street View.

“2013 marks the first year Google’s new “Trekker” Street View backpack was used in Canada.

Capable of going anywhere a person can hike, the Trekker is the work-horse of the Parks Canada-Google collaboration, allowing Google to document a wide range of features within Canada’s national heritage places including back country hikes, front country day use trails, campgrounds, the many nooks and crannies of historic properties, and even along the fortification walls of historic battlements.”

In honour of International Women’s Day (IWD), March 8, 2012, Canadian Margaret Sharon Olscamp invites you to the following Join Me on the Bridge / Join Women on the Bridge event in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada:

"Join Me on the Bridge / Join Women on the Bridge" in Bathurst, New Brunswick March 8 2012. Above, St. Peter Ave Veterans Bridge in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

Earth Day started 41 years ago to raise awareness of “environmental challenges that abound as our daily actions pollute and degrade the fragile environment that humans and wildlife depend on to survive.”

HuffPost Green, Google and Ontario (Canada) are celebrating Earth Day 2011 with you as follows.